'Happy birthday to you' 'I heard everyone singing around me as Louie rolled my cake into the dining hall. It was huge taller than daddy. There were 12 candles stating my 12th birthday. Logan and Elliot stood beside me as the cake stood in front of me. Mummy bent down and wrapped an arm around me.
'Make a wish darling' She said I closed my eyes and blew out the candles I turned around when suddenly the window smashed. Suddenly Mummy jolted and fell forward I saw a man standing by the smashed window holding a gun. People began to scream and panic.
'Mummy' I said walking towards her but she didn't move. I saw tears in my big brothers eyes.
'RUN KIDS' I heard daddy shout but I couldn't move I felt him hoist me under his arm and we began to run from the dining hall. I could hear gunshots all around.
'MUM' I screamed but she didn't move. Suddenly I heard daddy groan in pain and he fell to the floor taking me down with him.
'Dad' Logan my older brother said turning back for us. I looked up and saw a man holding a sword ready to strike at me, I screamed and heard a clang of metal. I saw my father holding his own sword up to the man.
'DAVID' I turned and saw Sir Walter Beck.
'Take the children get out of here' I heard daddy say.
'Come on Lillian' Logan pulled me to my feet and I couldn't stop crying. We began to run through the corridors when suddenly there were three men standing around us. Sir Walter began to fight them with his sword.
'Logan' he said passing a sword to my brother. Logan let go of my hand and I reunited with my best friend Elliot who had been very quiet. We stood in the middle of Sir Walter Beck and I looked at the men. Who were they? Suddenly Logan was pushed down but they didn't hurt him to badly suddenly one of the men's hands reached out for me.
'NO' I screamed I pushed Elliot out the way and kicked the man in the groin. I darted down the other end of the corridor.
'LILLIAN COME BACK' I heard Sir Walter Beck cry out but I was too scared. I ended back at the corridor were daddy was but he wasn't here.
'DADDY' I called out.
'There you are princess' I turned and saw a man dressed in a long robe he was one of them. 'Come on time to go' He pulled a sword out and I began to panic. I began to run down the corridor. 'YOU CANT ESCAPE' He said chasing me down the hallways. I rushed down the stairs when I came to a gate that led outside to a walkway that would lead to stairs to the garden. I ran up to find it was locked.
'NO' I screamed I saw Sir Walter and Elliot just outside. I began to shake the gate. 'WALTER WALTER' I called out tears streaming down my face.
'LILLIAN' He called up to me his face filled with worry.
'WALTER HELP ME' I shouted but suddenly I was pulled back. I turned and saw the man in the long robe he went to grab me again when my fist reacted coming into contact with his lip.
'Why you little brat' He held the gun up to my head my heart stopped beating and I looked up at him into his eyes behind the mask begging for Mercy suddenly I heard the noise of a gun and the man before me fell, his blood from the hole in his chest splashed over my dress. I looked to the side and saw a man standing there holding a gun he was wearing a purple cloak and his hood was up. He had saved my life.
'Come princess we have to get you out of here' I heard his voice and he held a hand out to me. I took it and he pulled me up quickly. His hand felt soft, I looked up at him and I could see some dark strands of hair from the side of the hood. He stayed quiet leading me out the castle.
'Who are you?' I whispered but he didn't answer me. I finally felt safe. We were almost out the castle when suddenly I heard a gunshot, I was quickly pulled into a hug by this man and I heard him wince out in pain he sunk to his knees his arms around me protecting me inside the cloak. I saw a man behind my hero and he walked towards us with a gun. I looked around I had to do something I couldn't let us die. I saw the gun in a gun holder attached to my hero's trousers I quickly pulled it into my hands. I held it up to the man in front of me but he just laughed.
'What you going to do princess shoot me' He grinned and held up his own gun.
'Relax' I heard my hero whisper into my ear as he knelled in front of me his head on my shoulder. I placed my finger on the trigger, the man in front continued to laugh. 'Release' my hero whispered and I did I saw the bullet go straight to the man's head and he fell down in an instant. 'Well done' He let go of me and fell onto his stomach.
'Please get up' I said to him pulling at his hand.
'No Princess this is as far as I will take you' he laughed and pointed to the door it was the main doors to the palace. 'You should be safer outside' Tears filled my eyes.
'Please don't die' I cried and my hand went to his head.
'12 year old princesses should not be stroking strangers who carry guns' I giggled it was hard to believe that I could laugh at a time like this.
'Lillian' I heard Logan and I turned around. Logan marched towards me and took my hand.
'Go princess I will be fine' The man said still lying there. 'Maybe one day we will meet again' he whispered so only I could hear it I watched him the whole time Logan dragged me out the room.
'Lillian' Sir Walter said checking me over.
'A man saved me' I said smiling. Walter didn't bother listening to me he placed me on the great horse that was standing beside him. I saw Logan and Elliot on another and we rode off into the night, I could still hear shooting and the guards shouting orders and people screaming but I felt somewhat calm.